streaking

Example Sentences

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ET on Wednesday, leaving plumes streaking across the sky as its boosters and engines fired away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Dotting or streaking the batter with apple butter introduces a punch of deep, spiced fruit flavor.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

Meteors are so named when matter enters Earth's atmosphere and often make a spectacular appearance as they burns and create streaking lights through the sky.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

Abby comes bursting in, streaking for the den, yelling, “TV!”

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli